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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1959
Page
4
Editorial notes Kansas City Kansans celebrate the Kansas Constitution centennial with an on display original signed at Wyandot a century ago. The piece laments the document's aging fits an industrial era, amended three dozen times, and compares it to an aging grandfather clock highlighting frailty alongside pride.
A religious verse urges believers to do good to all while especially helping those of faith. The message emphasizes opportunity and charity within the faith community.
Twenty five years ago news of President von Hindenburgs death prompted ex servicemen in Chanute to recall the Hindenburg line. The Tribune previews his career in pictures. Local water efforts include a state geologist visit, planned wells for Thayer and St Paul, and rural water well applications. A proposed state lake on Big Creek and bond talks resume. A fire near Humbleldt destroys about a hundred acres of hay. Utilities rate reform meets with state leaders. beer issues spark enforcement warnings. Fifty years ago shipments of horses to Havana and auto races in Kansas City are noted. a city school superintendent post is cited as resigning.
Clips and Quips notes the U S and Japan may give Australia a stiff Olympic swimming challenge in 1960. The piece suggests Australians will be pressed hard as they compete for medals. It contrasts past explorers with present day shoppers and cites a backyard pool inscription story.
The writer compares Khrushchev to a hippo in a circus exhibit, arguing a visit could broaden views and should not be barred. They contrast with Topeka Capital's stay home stance, insisting openness signals no fear and supports peaceful exchange with the Soviet leader.
The piece notes civil servants may renew loyalty oaths more often than needed and reflects on a maturing population. It mentions August correspondence, a Philippine Scout camp water shortage, and jokes about a GIANT coffee and fall compact cars.
President Eisenhower favors ministerial diplomacy over summit conferences, drawing lessons from the Congress of Vienna and the Napoleonic era. He cites Vienna as an example of foreign ministers wielding ultimate authority, contrasts it with Napoleon and Alexander I’s 1807 raft meeting, and notes Khrushchev’s push for talks while he remains cautious.
Democratic Chairman Butler sought guidance from Harry Truman in Independence to mend party unity. Truman urged the chair to keep the party together and carry its platform. The report notes Nixon's Poland trip worries State Department and hints at Eisenhower supporting Holland Stennis or Lausche for president while Rayburn and Johnson backers advise.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff and department managers including James Sheridan and Dwight Wallingford. It notes Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates for Neosho and Woodson counties with various mail options and outside counties pricing.
A white boy, Walter Edward Holmes, drowned while attempting to rescue a Negro youth, Joe Duckett, 14, near a plantation ditch in Parkin Arkansas. Police report he and several Black youths were bathing when Duckett struggled, leading to the fatal outcome.
A dense list of shows and times across WDAF Channel 4 and KODE Channel 12 for Monday and Tuesday including Name That Tune The Texan Father Knows Best Peter Gunn Wyatt Earp and Channel lineups with news weather and serials across a full day schedule.
Holmes boy leaped to aid others but drowned. Odell Worthem, 12, also attempted rescue but perished. Duckett was brought to safety.
A lone survivor, Mrs. Jewell Hamby of Kennett Missouri, drank from a water pond after a night near the wreckage. Pilot John L. Lane, 35, of La Habra California, and Mrs Emma Shanks 73 and her sister Mrs Agnes Tidwell 63 of Kennett died. Hamby, hospitalized in serious condition, learned the pilot was her brother at the hospital and the wreckage lay four miles northeast of Okmulgee near the dead pilot's parents home.
Dr George W Crane extols Bible verses as the greatest source of inspiration and urges memorization of John 3 16 and John 14 1 3 to uplift spirits. He recalls paying his children to read the Bible and contrasts Bible quotes with modern TV ads.
A teacher advocates memorizing maxims from authors like Euripides Franklin Voltaire Thoreau Confucius Carlyle Epictetus Hugo Emerson Michelangelo Root Richter Beecher Hubbard Erskine to nourish heart and soul. Parents urged to practice daily verse with students and reward effort.
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